Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 08:05:35 -0400, "Rick Kulesh"
wrote:

I understand what you are saying, but in my experience, and I've had both
twins and singles, is that the only time I've needed to have twins is
because I HAD twins.

I maintain myself. With twins, I was always chasing after one engine, and I
felt my time too split to properly maintain them.

I can keep one engine in great shape, or twins in good shape. With a
properly maintained single, I've never had problems. And I frequently go
offshore.

As a caveat, I favor sterndrives, but am assuming that outboards are about
equal in reliability. My current I/O is a 5.7L Volvo-Penta GSi/DuoProp.

No problem - if you are content with a single, by all means, go with a
single.

I've prefer twins on boats larger than 26 feet - that's just a
personal perference. I'm like Gene - I'm big on redundancy so I can
get myself out of trouble before I have to call for help. I've got
double everything on my Ranger CC except for the engine - I have an
ETEC 200 HO - and it ain't gonna completely fail unless I run out of
gas. I have enough battery power for the trolling motor to keep me
headed in the right direction or into the sea state. I will be adding
a Johnson 25 four stroke as a trolling engine this winter.

Side Bar: I will be rebadging it as an Evinrude just so it will match
my ETEC. :)

I still think you will get better overall performance out of a pair of
150s than a single 250, but that's not my decision.

With respect to I/Os - not on a CC.

No way. :)

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

D-unit wrote:
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 13:46:38 -0400, Rick Kulesh penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

The single offers less hydrodynamic drag than the 2 do, and the 250 is
probably about equal to the 2x150s. If you want twins purely for the
"reliability" argumant, just get the big single and get a contract with
BoatUS/SeaTow/(insert water-assistance company of choice in your area).
You'll save a buncha dough and not really sacrifice anything.
I don't include BoatUS/SeaTow as part of my planned safety equipment.
They are a fall back position for things I can't plan for or take
steps to avoid.

Redundancies a 2 bilge pumps, 2 VHF radios, 2 engines.... that is
planning for the eventual inevitability...



You and I are on the same page on that one.

2 engines, 2 batteries, jumper cables, battery booster,
2 keys, 2 radios. 2 GPS's...on and on...

My question to the fellow I had to tow home a few weeks ago...

Do you have a spare batt?

"NO"

Do you have a battery booster?

"NO"

Do you have a paddle?

"NO"

"Im thinking of getting out of the boating business..."
He said, with a grin, throwing me his tow line.

db









I'm not sure what the hell you are going to do with a paddle on the
typical deep vee or semi-deep-vee runabout...

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 13:46:38 -0400, Rick Kulesh penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

The single offers less hydrodynamic drag than the 2 do, and the 250 is
probably about equal to the 2x150s. If you want twins purely for the
"reliability" argumant, just get the big single and get a contract with
BoatUS/SeaTow/(insert water-assistance company of choice in your area).
You'll save a buncha dough and not really sacrifice anything.

I don't include BoatUS/SeaTow as part of my planned safety equipment.
They are a fall back position for things I can't plan for or take
steps to avoid.

Redundancies a 2 bilge pumps, 2 VHF radios, 2 engines.... that is
planning for the eventual inevitability...



You and I are on the same page on that one.

2 engines, 2 batteries, jumper cables, battery booster,
2 keys, 2 radios. 2 GPS's...on and on...

My question to the fellow I had to tow home a few weeks ago...

Do you have a spare batt?

"NO"

Do you have a battery booster?

"NO"

Do you have a paddle?

"NO"

"Im thinking of getting out of the boating business..."
He said, with a grin, throwing me his tow line.

db

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

"HK" wrote in message
. ..


I'm not sure what the hell you are going to do with a paddle on the
typical deep vee or semi-deep-vee runabout...


When you start to swamp over the LT, you tie this to the flat end of the
paddle, raise it high in the air and wave it around like a mad man ....

http://tinyurl.com/3ar7zw


Eisboch

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"HK" wrote in message
. ..


I'm not sure what the hell you are going to do with a paddle on the
typical deep vee or semi-deep-vee runabout...


When you start to swamp over the LT, you tie this to the flat end of the
paddle, raise it high in the air and wave it around like a mad man ....

http://tinyurl.com/3ar7zw


Eisboch


*And* .... if you're really lucky ... some guy in a floating RV barge will
come by and pick you up.

Eisboch

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

Eisboch wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
"HK" wrote in message
. ..


I'm not sure what the hell you are going to do with a paddle on the
typical deep vee or semi-deep-vee runabout...

When you start to swamp over the LT, you tie this to the flat end of the
paddle, raise it high in the air and wave it around like a mad man ....

http://tinyurl.com/3ar7zw


Eisboch


*And* .... if you're really lucky ... some guy in a floating RV barge will
come by and pick you up.

Eisboch



There certainly were plenty of them out on the bay this weekend, heading
south, and some of them were tossing up humongous wakes. These must have
been the descendants of the a**holes who come barreling down the ICW in
St. Augustine, with their wakes eroding the shorelines.

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Eisboch wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
"HK" wrote in message
. ..


I'm not sure what the hell you are going to do with a paddle on the
typical deep vee or semi-deep-vee runabout...

When you start to swamp over the LT, you tie this to the flat end of
the
paddle, raise it high in the air and wave it around like a mad man ....

http://tinyurl.com/3ar7zw


Eisboch


*And* .... if you're really lucky ... some guy in a floating RV barge
will
come by and pick you up.

Eisboch



There certainly were plenty of them out on the bay this weekend, heading
south, and some of them were tossing up humongous wakes. These must have
been the descendants of the a**holes who come barreling down the ICW in
St. Augustine, with their wakes eroding the shorelines.

You saw me, huh?

At 10 kts. the Navigator throws one heck of a wake.
At 20 kts. the wake is almost flat.

The GB doesn't make a wake .... hardly.

Eisboch

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Eisboch wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
"HK" wrote in message
. ..


I'm not sure what the hell you are going to do with a paddle on the
typical deep vee or semi-deep-vee runabout...
When you start to swamp over the LT, you tie this to the flat end of
the
paddle, raise it high in the air and wave it around like a mad man ....

http://tinyurl.com/3ar7zw


Eisboch

*And* .... if you're really lucky ... some guy in a floating RV barge
will
come by and pick you up.

Eisboch


There certainly were plenty of them out on the bay this weekend, heading
south, and some of them were tossing up humongous wakes. These must have
been the descendants of the a**holes who come barreling down the ICW in
St. Augustine, with their wakes eroding the shorelines.

You saw me, huh?

At 10 kts. the Navigator throws one heck of a wake.
At 20 kts. the wake is almost flat.

The GB doesn't make a wake .... hardly.

Eisboch



You'll note I said that "some" were tossing up humongous wakes.

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13:27:42 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

*And* .... if you're really lucky ... some guy in a floating RV barge will
come by and pick you up.

Unless it's a LT Parker.

In that case, first we present the salvage contract. :-)

Single 250 or Twin 150s?
 

On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:44:38 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:

2 engines, 2 batteries, jumper cables, battery booster,
2 keys, 2 radios. 2 GPS's...on and on...


You must have a real problem with things breaking on you. Do you wear
suspenders and a belt? ;-)

Gene boats on the ocean, not this pansy Lake Eerie stuff.